WTS SW Ontario - 2024 Bonspiel

Join us Saturday March 23rd 2024!

No experience necessary.

The day will start with some coffee, tea and socializing at 8:30am. We will host an instruction and safety session at 9am. The competition will commence at 10am and lunch will be provided 1-2pm. The event will end around 5pm with awards and networking.

Cash bar available.

We are offering a lunch & networking only ticket option.

$25 - Student Member

$25 - Lunch & Networking Only

$65 - WTS Member

$85 - Non-Member

*HST and registration fee not included*

****Please note the following.

ATTIRE

• Participants must bring with them (not wear to the facility) clean running shoes. By clean we mean no dirt, grit, pebbles, etc. in the soles of the shoes. Street shoes will be removed in the change rooms.

• To check for appropriate shoe grip, place the shoe on a table; place hand inside the shoe and apply pressure downward and away from you (mimicking body-weight). If there is some slip-stick to the shoe as it moves away from you, the sole of the shoe should provide you with sufficient grip on the ice.

• Average arena temperature is 4C; participants should dress in layers and then adjust accordingly to the comfort.

• We recommend that jeans/slacks not be worn while curling; warm-up pants/sweats allow for greater ease of stretching and comfort.

• One knee pad could be considered for new curlers.

• Wear a smile!

PHOTOS

It is assumed that by registering for this event you accept that photos will be taken and posted to social media representing WTS SW Ontario and WTS International. Should you have a concern, reach out directly to wtsswontario@gmail.com.

ASSUMED RISK

As a participant, by registering you understand and acknowledge that the on-ice activities have foreseeable and unforeseeable inherent risks, hazards and dangers that no amount of care, caution or expertise can eliminate, including without limitation, the potential for serious bodily injury, permanent disability, paralysis and, in extreme circumstances, loss of life. The sport of curling is played on a sheet of ice, which is slippery, hard, and hence dangerous.

You are voluntarily participating in the on-ice activities and are deemed to be aware of the risks, hazards and dangers associated with the sport of curling. These risks, hazards and dangers include, but are not limited to, injuries from:

• Executing strenuous or demanding physical techniques

• Strenuous cardiovascular exercise

• Exerting and stretching various muscle groups

• Being struck by a broom, brush or curling stone

• Failure to properly use any piece of equipment or from the mechanical failure of any piece of equipment

• Physical contact with other participants or equipment

• Running or sliding on the ice surface

• Falling while delivering the curling stone, standing, or sweeping

• Falling because of slippery ice

• Stepping onto the ice surface from the walkway, or from the ice surface onto the walkway

• Spinal cord injuries which may render one permanently paralyzed

• Head injuries incurred as a result of the head contacting the ice surface or curling stone

Instructors will go over general safety practices which will reduce the odds of such injuries occurring yet the instructors, nor the Woodstock Curling Centre, staff, members or Board of Directors, shall be held liable for any injury which may occur.